The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-07-07
TIL 6 PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITE1IS OF NEWS FROM NEAR BY
COUNTESS.

\ Eaversack of Happenings Gathered
rro,n Our Exchanges in Piedmont
North CaroIin
The Surry county fruit crop is reported
short
The Davie county jailor has but one
boarder.
Blackberries are selling in Salisbury at
one cent per quart.
cigar factory is contemplated in Lex
ington at an early day.
The "Glorious Fourth" was observed by
several of our neigiIborlng towns.
Work on the Methodist Female Seminary
at Lexington is progressing rapidly.
Col l.. L. Polk will address the Farmers
Club at Cana, Davie county, July 29th.
Mad dogs are getting too thick in Stokes
county to be healthy, SO says the Reporter
The Masonic picnic will be held at
Mocksville, Dayie county, on Thursday,
August llth.
The w. n. c. r. r. has been valued at
$4,000 per mile for taxation Rolling stock
valued at $Sl, $50
1t Is thought that Germanton will have
telegraph communication with the outside
world by August LIST.
The contributions to the fund for the
erection of an Episcopal Church at German
ton now amounts to $348.O9.
The c. F. & Y. V. Railroad property, so
far as finished in Stokes county, up to June
LIST, has been assessed at S22, 900.
The Normal School for Davie county will
be held at Mocksville from July 18th to
29th. The faculty will be announced soon.
Franklin College, Indiana, has conferred
the degree of A. NJ. upon Rev. S. III. Thomp-
sen, principal of the High Point Classical
Institute
The Watchntan says $24 900 of English
money arrived in Salisbury last week to
pay for the Parker, Bles and other mining
property in Stanley county.
The third annual meeting of the Baptist
Orphanage Association will be held in the
Orphanage Chapel at Townsville ON We'd
nesday, July 9th. Everybody is invited to
attend
Rev. L. J. Ogburn, President of the
North Carolina Conference of the Mp.
Church, will dedicate Byerly's Chapel, Da-
vie county, on next Sunday. The sermon
will be preached al II a. m.
The Mt. Airy Ne.cs says fine wheat, fine
rye, fine oats, and fine corn this year 1t is
a sure thing with all but corn, and the pros.
pect fer an abundant yield of that important
product, is good enough for this season.
Bishop Lyman will be present at the fol-
lowing places and times: July 18th, Tues
day, p M Germanton. July 18th, Thurs
day, Walnut Cove, Conservation of Church.
July 18th, Sunday, Walnut Cove, Confr-
nation.
Prot. Henry Louis Smith, who was elect
ed at the late meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees to the Professorship of Physics in Day.
idson College, has accepted the chair and
will enter upon his duties at the opening of
the next session.
\ carrier pigeon was killed near Lexing-
ton last week by Mr.. c. L. Shoaf. The
bird had brass band around its left leo.
marked V. II. 1872. Its right wing was
stamped with the following numbers: 1929.
9llO, 9l22, 9l36, 1872, 9l53. The left wing
was marked with the number 9O29. Mr..
Shoaf did not know that the bird was
carrier pigeon, or he would not have killed
it.
MIR. III. j. Elam, of Greensboro will issue
about the first of August, in neat pamphlet
form, historical sketch of the "Battle of
Guilford Court House," together with the
Act OF incorporation of the Guilford Battle
Ground Association, and such other infor-
nation relating to the same as will be of
interest to the reading public.
The Davie Times says Prof ]. T. Alder
man, Principal of Fork Academy, is COL
Letting material from which he expects to
write history of Davie county, if the peo-
pie OF the county, who have papers, manu-
scripts, or documents, of any person, or any
information relating to the early settling of
the county, will assist him. 1t would be
good work for the young people to form a
society, and hunt up the papers
and "reminiscences of by-gone days.
The President of the High Point Bank
gives the total profit of the first six months
business to be $5,262. Ofthis amount 1852
have been applied to expenses, taxes, ETC..
81 900 to surplus fund, $4,000 to the pay
ment of a dividend and 81 900 carried as a
balance of profits. This makes profit of
y per cent on the capital for the time which
it has been employed. Indications are that
the bank will largely increase its business
next year, and in all probability have to
increase its capital stock.
Wednesday, June 29th, was big day for
Rockford. IL was the anniversary of Mai.
Crumpler's death and it was appropriately
observed by unwilling monument of North
Carolina granite to his memory. Col. w.
I'll. FL. Cowles, his comrade-in- arms, deliv-
cred a beautiful and touching tribute to the
memory OF the gallant soldier. A large
crowd, fully 1900, was in attendance and
the Mt. Airy band discoursed sweet music.
The monument is about fifteen feet high
and was chiseled at Kernersyille.
Personal Paragraphs.
Mr. Julian Tise, of Danville, Va, is
tho oft Sh.L n